Media Releases and Statements
March 2024
AUC Students Awarded the Global Most Novel Idea at the Heart Hackathon in Texas
March 25, 2025, Cairo- A team of 27 undergraduate and graduate students at The American University in Cairo (AUC) won the award for the most novel idea at the international Heart Hackathon, the world’s first Total Artificial Heart (TAH) design competition.
AUC Faculty And Students Shine In Media Arts Festival
March 20, 2024 – Five women from The American University in Cairo: Four students and one faculty member have been recognized by the 2024 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Festival of Media Arts.
The Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative Partners With AUC And UCL on Alzheimer’s Detection And Risk Reduction Efforts
March 4, 2024, Cairo – Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC), the organization leading an unprecedented worldwide response to Alzheimer’s disease, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo
February 2024
AUC Press Book “Time And Power in Azraq Refugee Camp” Awarded The 2023 Alixa Naff Book Prize
February 26, 2024, Cairo – The American University in Cairo Press book Time and Power in Azraq Refugee Camp by Melissa Gatter (AUC Press, 2023), has won the 2023 Alixa Naff Book Prize
AUC Professor Bernard O'kane Wins Iran's Book of The Year Award
Professor Bernard O'Kane, a distinguished scholar in Islamic art and architecture at The American University in Cairo, has been awarded Iran’s prestigious World Book of the Year Award for his rich and exquisi
January 2024
AUC Press Participates in The 2024 Cairo International Book Fair
The American University in Cairo Press (AUC Press) is participating in the 2024 Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), which opens today to the public and runs until February 6, 2022, at the Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC) in New Cairo.
AUC Wins First Place As The Best Smoke-Free University In The Region
January 22, 2024, Cairo – The American University in Cairo (AUC) has recently won first place as the Best Smoke-Free University in the Arab Anti-Smoking Award’s inaugural edition, organized by the Arab Union for Humanities and Development (AUHD). The award is a recognitio
December 2023
AUC’s Newly Revamped Website Wins Education Digital Marketing Award
The American University in Cairo’s newly revamped website, www.aucegypt.edu, won a merit award in the 11th Annual Education Digital Marketing
AUC Libraries Signs MOU with Al-Turath Foundation to Innovate Digital Heritage Preservation
As part of their shared commitment to safeguarding and maintaining cultural heritage, The AUC Libraries at The American University in Cairo (AUC) and Al-Turath Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving Saudi as well as Arab and Islamic heritage,